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Well it's been a very big week. Got some bad news but to counteract that a lot of good news too!
Let's get the bad news out of the way first so we can end on a good note.
Turns out the person that was impersonating Sarah Lafluer (Sailor Ueranus) was also impersonating Linda Ballantyne (Sailor Moon #3). Pretty shocking, maddening and depressing. This person had even started up a personal blog pretending to be Linda and was posting personal photos, etc. I'm glad I wasn't the only one fooled. Her Twitter account has been deleted and legal action has been taken.
I would like to remind everyone that impersonating celebrities is not cool. It hurts the person you're impersonating and also hurts the fans. If you are using a Sailor Moon voice actor, actor, singer, etc's name for your username on any site please change it. Even if you're convinced that you're doing it for the star, it's illegal, is a crime, hurts the person you're impersonating and also confuses fans and websites alike.
Now on to the good news!!!
Toei is officially selling the rights to Sailor Moon! This is a HUGE step in getting Sailor Moon back to English speaking countries! Whether you want a redub, a resub, a remastered rerelease of the existing dub or all of the above (like me!) this is very good news. Here's hoping someone buys it!
Speaking of Sailor Moon being rereleased around the world, SailorMoonWorld.it reports that a German magazine mentioned that German companies are now after the rights to rerelease the series on DVD in Germany. Great news for German fans (which I know there are a few of who read Moonkitty.net!).
A fantastic fan just told me about this new Sailor Moon fan film and it looks absolutely amazing! How has noone ever heard of this project? Just look at this trailer! Can't wait for this!
The revamped Three-Lights.net continues to post some super content!
What I think is the oldest Sailor Moon fansite, Castle in the Sky has a new address. Still has great info after all these years.
Did you ever want the DiC music in the English dub of Sailor Moon S and SuperS? Me too. Someone has done a great job of mixing in the music from the first two seasons into an episode from Sailor Moon S and I like it! Check it out for something different! Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3.
Another great fan effort with checking out is this amazing Chinese cosplay group's retelling of the end of the Silver Millennium! Part 1 + Part 2!
Moon Sticks is back, turning one year old and has a new comic!!!
HUGE WEEK IN SAILOR MOON NEWS! Toei has started celebrating Sailor Moon's 20th Anniversary and has announced brand new season DVD box sets for every season of the Sailor Moon anime! You can read more about this huge event in my original news post but if you just want to cut right to it and pre-order your limited edition box sets you can get the first box here and the second box here. Amazon.co.jp is offering a huge 26% OFF for pre-orders on these boxes so they're well worth a look. Personally I pre-ordered mine yesterday from them.
Something else that's got me hyped is this preview of the Sailor Stars fan dub! It's a perfect example of why I think the DiC music cues work better (as much as I love the Japanese music). Can't wait for this fourth episode.
It's Friday again so that means Moon Sticks has a new strip online! This week features two of my favourite characters Alan and Anne (Ail and Anne)!
I was surfing around YouTube and found this fantastic clip someone made that mixes the voices from the English version of Sailor Moon S but adds the DiC music cues from the first two seasons and OMG it works really well! Again I love the Japanese music but the DiC music just makes it seem so much more exciting! Someone who commented on the video made an interesting point that thet DiC music cue works with the English voice actors and the Japanese music cues work better with the Japanese VAs. What do you think?
And speaking of fan edits! Check out this new preview for a fan project that mixes existing anime footage extremely well to make a brand new storyline! Looks very promising!
That's about it for the Roundup this week! Because Sailor Moon news in general is heating up though I will be posting any news as it's released, ASAP so you might get posts mid week, etc that are of huge importance!
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Nah, just kidding. but wouldn't it be great? Seriously though, every day I expect some anime news site to break the news about a new Sailor Moon anime series. With all these old series getting relaunched or turned into movies, the time just seems so right for a new version of Sailor Moon to pop up. Why hasn't it happened yet? Most likely due to the copyrights being held up in Japan by Toei and possibly Naoko Takeuchi herself.
It really is only a matter of time though. Did you know next year will be 10 years since the final episode of Sailor Stars (Episode 200) aired? Fingers crossed!
There's a possibility of The Deep Submerge Directory hosting a massive Sailor Moon website awards! Interested? Head on over there and mention how great it would be in the guestbook!!! Something like this would really motivate Sailor Moon webmasters and reinvigorate the Moonie community!
We have a new Affiliate in ShadowGalactica.com! Check it out for your Sailor Stars villain fix!
SeraMyu Antics has a brand new domain name, www.SeraMyuAntics.net! It's an excellent site full of Sailor Moon musical goodness! Check it out!
SailorMoonCards.eu has completely revamped their site and updated some content too!
Gaia Online has now added several other colour themed schoolgirl outfits to help all Sailor Moon fans cosplay their avatars into any Sailor Scout they wish! The February exclusive donation item though holds the mascot, heart wand, background bubbles and Super Bow.
In site news I've been cleaning up the Affiliates once more so those sites that haven't updated within the last 356 days have been removed from the side menu. They are however in the links page. If you have been removed from the side and you've just updated your site, email me to let me know you're active again and I'll re-add you.
Again a reminder for all new affiliate applications I am now going by a new policy that Moonkitty.NET must be linked to on EVERY PAGE of your site. Not just the splash page or links page. Speaking of splash pages, I will no longer link to these as I feel they waste visitors' time so instead I will link to the pages they lead too. Please let's leave splash pages in the early 90s where they belong. :D
I've been going FULL BLAST with the Sailor Moon episode guides! Expect a massive update later today!
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Sorry for the lateness in posting this week's Sailor Moon music video! To make up for it, I thought I'd try something different and showcase this video of a live performance of some Moonies performing Sailor Moon cosplay and singing Cest La Vie to a live audience earlier this year at the Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco!
Way to go girls! Hope this inspires you! I know it inspired me. These gals are good!
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